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How to maximise your sick day

The sick day is a British working tradition. Sometimes you're genuinely ill, sometimes you just don't fancy getting out of bed. Either way, when work feels like far too much effort we've got your sick day covered.

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Despite having swapped the Martini for a cough syrup too thick to shake or even stir, you are wearing bond-worthy cashmere. Honour the most recent Spectre film by revisiting all the classics; from Dr No to Skyfall. Or, just dip into the ever-reassuring Connery, the cheerfully brainless Moore or simply let Pussy Galore sooth that headache.

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Prepare for next month's release of Rogue One by re—watching the iconic space saga. This high definition nine—disc Blu-ray box set should keep you going for a couple of days, and will remind you of it's sci—fi brilliance pre-The Force Awakens. (Remember, nobody's making you watch the prequels.)

Don't fancy a film? Then relax with a little television. Shun the sprawling American behemoths and opt for best the best of British TV.

Planet Earth: Series 2

Let your eyes drift off to David Attenborough's soothing voice and images of breathtaking scenery with the new series of Planet Earth 2. That said, you might struggle to relax when an Iguana and a pack of racer snakes go head to head.

'How I became obsessed with serial killers'

If you haven't already, then catch up with the trio in the first episode of their new Amazon Prime series, The Grand Tour. Follow them to the Californian desert whilse remaining firmly glued to your pile of blankets and pillows.

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Alastair Campbell interviews the backbench rebel, David Lammy

Whether on social-class hypocrisy or seeing Obama cry, the Labour MP for Tottenham is never lost for words

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The Jeeves Omnibus - Vol 1 by PG Wodehouse

Three classic stories from the funniest writer in the English language. Lighter than a gnat's pajamas, the adventures of Bertie Wooster and his trusty valet Jeeves are the perfect distraction from a less-than-stellar state.

For the relatively well

Perhaps you could make work, perhaps you couldn't. But it's raining outside so better safe than sorry. And now you've decided to spare the office from exposure to your oh-so-mild flu bug, you really deserve to enjoy yourself.

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Much heavy literature has been devoured on the not-so-sick-bed. Your capacity to stomach the hard stuff may fluctuate so keep a more palatable option to hand.

Jonathan Franzen: The Corrections/Freedom/Purity

The novelist of the 21st century to date. A writer of weighty—but—accessible tomes who divides opinion like few others. The Corrections brought Franzen fame in 2001, Freedom (2010) cemented his reputation and last year's Purity triggered a mixture of rave reviews and hatchet jobs. Read and judge.

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How Peter Marino built a global street-style empire

Imperial leather.

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Benedict Cumberbatch might have brought modern style to the classic character Sherlock Holmes, but the stories of the private detective have been creating waves right back to the Victorian era. Light a fire, draw the curtains and discover why.

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Sick leave is the ideal time to catch up with the cultural zeitgeist. The unmissable HBO adaptation of the 1973 film, WestWorld, is set in a dystopian western amusement park populated by robots. Trouble starts once one of them murders a human visitor.